*Official* Third Test at Old Trafford

[Prince EWS]

Leader of the attack will be the 5th bowler used.

Nah DWTA; think Siddle will come on next.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

So judging by the current Monday forecast (crap) i think we get 327 and the Ashes will be retained.

 

[Prince EWS]

Love how side on Lyon is getting. Great stuff.

 

[Jarquis]

Gower just said Watson bowls a heavy ball.......

 

[Uppercut]

Really nice stuff here from Lyon.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

What is Cook doing? Lyon's getting bounce and the wickets doing stuff. Lyon's bowling well, but he'll get out sooner rather than later doing that

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Cook always looks terrible against spin first up. Lyon hitting his length really well though. Needs to stop prodding and poking.

 

[Spikey]

See this 'hitting signs for cash prizes' conversation Botham and Strauss are having, didn't Gilchrist smash a run a ball double in South Africa where he kept trying to hit a sign in the crowd?

Adam Gilchrist 204 vs South Africa 2002 - YouTube

 

[MW1304]

For those in any doubt, the difference between Lyon and Agar can be seen immediately.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

For those in any doubt, the difference between Lyon and Agar can be seen immediately.

While them showing the rev counter every ball is annoying it does show that he is tweaking it as much as Swann. A much better contest.

 

[Uppercut]

While them showing the rev counter every ball is annoying it does show that he is tweaking it as much as Swann. A much better contest.

IIRC Agar was spinning it harder than Swann at Trent Bridge but dropped off very badly at Lord's.

 

[NUFAN]

Watson isn't making the batsman play enough with the new ball. This tidy work would be better utilized later in the innings.

 

[Tom Halsey]

IIRC Agar was spinning it harder than Swann at Trent Bridge but dropped off very badly at Lord's.

Could be wrong but I don't think he was ever spinning it as hard as Swann.

 

[Furball]

Lyon has a really small face.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

and that dart is what lets him down IMO

 

[Maximas]

Could be wrong but I don't think he was ever spinning it as hard as Swann.

yep, about 200 revs lower on average

 

[The Battlers Prince]

great bowling when he flights the ball

 

[Prince EWS]

IIRC Agar was spinning it harder than Swann at Trent Bridge but dropped off very badly at Lord's.

Could be wrong but I don't think he was ever spinning it as hard as Swann.

He bowled a few balls that were right up there but his average RPM at TB still would've been lower than Swann's.

 

[Spark]

Bowling hand grenades atm

 

[Maximas]

Lyon doing it beautifully, where was this in India?